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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Baby Reindeer<\/em> creator and star Richard Gadd<\/strong><\/a> is helping Netflix in their defense against Fiona Harvey<\/strong><\/a>, a woman who claims to be the real life \u201cMartha Scott\u201d from the hit limited series<\/a>.<\/p>\n Harvey <\/strong>previously filed a $170 million defamation lawsuit<\/a> against the streamer and how they are portraying the character in the series.<\/p>\n Richard <\/strong>created the series and stars as Donny Dunn, a character inspired by himself and the actual experience he went through while being stalked by an older woman. <\/p>\n Now, Richard <\/strong>has submitted a declaration of support for Netflix, and specifically wrote<\/a>, \u201cMartha Scott is not Fiona Harvey.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n He then explained further: \u201cThe series is a dramatic work. It is not a documentary or an attempt at realism. While the series is based on my life and real-life events and is, at its core, emotionally true, it is not a beat-by-beat recounting of the events and emotions I experienced as they transpired. It is fictionalized, and is not intended to portray actual facts.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThroughout the process of writing the Baby Reindeer<\/em> play and the series, I intentionally did not refer to Harvey <\/strong>by name in any way. When viewers began speculating about the real-life inspirations for various characters, I urged them to stop.<\/a> I never intended the series to identify any real person as Martha Scott, including Harvey. Martha Scott is not Fiona Harvey<\/strong>. Like all characters in the series, Martha is a fictional character with fictional personality traits that are very different than Harvey<\/strong>\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n